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U.S. 13 Star Boat Flag - "The Old Flag of the War"

13 Star U.S. Flag #12 Navy Boat Flag, "The Old Flag of the War 1861-1865".
Within the allowances for loose tolerances and shrinkage, this thirteen-star, United States flag conforms to the dimensions specified from 1863 through 1882 for the No. 12 (7 feet fly dimension) boat flag. The attached panel indicates that it saw Civil War service, though a ship's name has not been recorded. The heading has a pair of brass grommets. Although brass grommets began to be popular substitutes for hand-sewn buttonhole eyelets among commercial flag manufacturers of the 1860s, they were not used with U.S. Navy boat flags until the 1890s. Hence, it is thought that this flag was furnished to the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War by a contracted flag maker.

Provenance:
• Acquired by Mr. & Mrs. Boleslaw & Marie-Louise D'Otrange Mastai, New York City, and Amagansett, NY, The Mastai Collection, until 2002.
• Sold via Sotheby's Auction in New York City to the Zaricor Flag Collection, 2002.

Condition

Date

Exhibits

Exhibition Copy

First Presidio Exhibit
(ZFC0632)
Thirteen-Star, United States Navy Boat Flag, No. 12
Date: About 1863-1865
Media: Wool bunting with cotton stars; hand sewn, canvas heading with brass grommets
Comment: Within the allowances for loose tolerances and shrinkage, this thirteen-star, United States flag conforms to the dimensions specified from 1863 through 1882 for the No. 12 (7 feet fly dimension) boat flag. The attached panel indicates that it saw Civil War service, though a ship's name has not been recorded. The heading has a pair of brass grommets. Although brass grommets began to be popular substitutes for hand-sewn buttonhole eyelets among commercial flag manufacturers of the 1860s, they were not used with U.S. Navy boat flags until the 1890s. Hence, it is thought that this flag was furnished to the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War by a contracted flag maker.
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0632) in 2002 from the Mastai Flag Collection of New York City through auction at Sothebys.

Second Presidio Exhibit Gallery One Copy 2003
ZFC0632
13-Star United States Navy Boat Flag No.12
Date: About 18631865 Media:
Wool bunting with cotton stars, hand-sewn, canvas heading with brass grommets
Comment: With allowance for loose tolerances and shrinkage, this 13-star United States flag conforms to the dimensions specified from 1863 through 1882 for the No. 12, 7-foot fly dimension, boat flag. The panel later attached to the flag indicates that it saw Civil War service, though a ship's name has not been recorded. The heading bears a pair of brass grommets. Although such grommets began to be popular substitutes for hand-sewn buttonhole eyelets among commercial flag manufacturers in the 1860s, they were not utilized with U.S. Navy boat flags until the 1890s. Hence, it is believed that this flag was furnished to the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War by a contracted flag-maker.
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC0632) in 2002 from the Mastai Flag Collection through auction at Sotheby's of New York City.

Publications

13-Star United States Navy Boat Flag, Size No. 12
With allowance for loose tolerances and shrinkage, this 13-star United States flag conforms to the dimensions specified from 1863 through 1882 for the No. 12 size, 7-foot fly dimension, boat flag. The panel later attached to the flag indicates that it saw Civil War service, although it has not been recorded on what ship. The heading bears a pair of brass grommets. Although such grommets began to be popular substitutes to supplant hand-sewn buttonhole eyelets among commercial flag manufacturers in the 1860s, they were not employed on U.S. Navy boat flags until the 1890s. Hence, it is believed that this flag was furnished to the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War by a contracted flag-maker.
Date: About 1863 1865
Size: 46.5" hoist x 84" fly
Media: Wool bunting with cotton stars; hand-sewn, canvas heading with brass grommets
Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag
Collection in 2002 from the Mastai Flag Collection through auction at Sotheby's of New York City. ZFC063

Druckman, Nancy, Jeffery Kohn, The American Flag: Designs for a Young Nation, New York, Abrams, 2003.P.55.

Flag Books

The Stars and The Stripes - Mastai

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